Ukraine sharply reduced the export of fruits and vegetables to Singapore in 2020. Apple exports decreased by 2.5 times in value terms, blueberry exports fell by almost 4 times, and walnut exports practically stopped.
Some 41 tons of fresh apples were shipped versus 108 tons a year earlier and about 1 ton of fresh blueberries were exported versus 6 tons in 2019. Of note is that Serbia delivered to Singapore in 2020 practically the same volume of apples as Ukraine, however it had not supplied fresh apples to this country previously.
The main supplier of apples to the Singapore market remains China, which in the 2020 calendar year increased its supply volumes to 46,200 tons. The second place was taken by New Zealand with 8,900 tons, surpassing South Africa, which supplied 7,500 tons of apples to Singapore.
The United States came in fourth place having exported 3,900 tons, while France dropped to fifth having reduced apple exports by more than a third to 3,200 tons. Turkey, Malaysia, Italy, Japan, and South Korea are also among the ten largest suppliers of apples to Singapore. Ukraine was only in 16th place among the ranking.
Source: east-fruit.com
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